Bygland township, Polk County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 297 (all rural)
| Males: 169 |  (56.9%) |
| Females: 128 |  (43.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 297 (280 owner occupied, 17 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Bygland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.80
| Bygland township: | 2.8 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Bygland township: | $52,139 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $527 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,782 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
| : | $122,782 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Bygland township: Bygland Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bygland Cemetery (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Bygland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 6% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 98
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 178
- South: 5
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $90,000
Housing units in Bygland township with a mortgage: 30 (4 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (17%)
- Rail transportation (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bygland township:
- Norwegian (58.3%)
- German (12.8%)
- French (except Basque) (7.5%)
- Swedish (5.3%)
- Icelander (2.3%)
- French Canadian (1.9%)
- Polish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (62%)
- Carpooled: 29 (21%)
- Walked: 9 (6%)
- Worked at home: 15 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Wood (8%)
- Other fuel (3%)
94.9% of residents of Bygland township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 288- In family households: 258 (76 male householders, 11 female householders)
67 spouses, 95 children (85 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (16 male householders (12 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
73 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |